Assistant Professor of Marketing - DeLand, United States - Stetson University

Description

POSITION:
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Stetson University's School of Business Administration seeks applicants and nominations for a fulltime, 9-month tenure-track faculty appointment in Fall 2024 at the rank of entry-level Assistant
Professor or experienced Assistant Professor. The individual will be located at Stetson's DeLand,
Florida, campus. Responsibilities may include teaching courses online, although the majority of the
instruction is expected to be in-person at the DeLand campus.
The Stetson School of Business is an entrepreneurially minded School dedicated to delivering an
innovative and comprehensive business curriculum and experience to our students. Applicants
interested in developing distinctive courses and programs that leverage interdisciplinary
collaborations and experiential learning within the School and across the institution are preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:
The University seeks candidates with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability
to work with multiple constituencies of diverse backgrounds.
Evidence of academic preparation and scholarship activity sufficient to be qualified as Scholarly
Academic or Scholarly Practitioner under the AACSB guidelines is preferred.
For a tenure-track position, a PhD, DBA, or other doctoral degree in Marketing from an AACSBaccredited institution is required by August 14, 2024; relevant industry and consulting experience will
be considered a plus. Research and teaching experience in the areas of Digital Marketing, Promotions,
and general Marketing Strategy are strongly preferred, but other areas of Marketing will be
considered.
Experienced Assistant Professor candidates are expected to have demonstrated excellent teaching
performance and have an active research stream with a record of publishing in peer-reviewed
academic Marketing journals. Entry-level Assistant Professor candidates are expected to demonstrate
potential for effective teaching (preferably with teaching experience) and scholarly activity that leads
to publication in peer-reviewed journals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stetson University tenure-track faculty typically teach three (3) unit courses each semester. Teaching
responsibilities will depend on the candidate's disciplinary expertise and may include offerings for the
University's requirements in General Education


Additional responsibilities include:
undergraduate
advising; student recruitment; engaging with university, school, and departmental committees and
meetings; and building partnerships with both Florida-based and national practitioners and potential
employers. The successful candidate will be teaching at the graduate level in the School's MBA
program. Engagement in multidisciplinary collaborations with other faculty is anticipated.
All candidates should demonstrate a passion for the highest quality teaching and must maintain
appropriate academic/professional qualifications consistent with AACSB and Stetson's School of
Business Administration standards. For more information on our expectations in teaching and
scholarship, our tenure policies, and our support for faculty development, please see the Office of the

Provost and Academic Affairs website:
Stetson University is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment to ethnically and
racially diverse faculty candidates who are capable of fostering educational opportunities for
underrepresented groups. Diversity is a fundamental value at Stetson University, and we value faculty
who can diversify pedagogy to meet multiple interests or be a mentor for minority and majority
students.

THE DEPARTMENT:
The Department of Marketing has a strategic focus, with an emphasis on experiential learning and
client-based projects. A wide range of undergraduate Marketing courses are currently offered,
including required courses in Marketing Management, Consumer Dynamics, Marketing Research, and
Strategic Marketing. Undergraduate electives include Digital Marketing, Not-for-Profit Marketing,
Supply Chains, Services Marketing, Global Marketing, and Sports Marketing. The department teaches
Marketing Decision-Making in the School's MBA program.

THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION:
Stetson's School of Business Administration ) is one of fewer than 190
elite business schools that has both business and accounting programs accredited by AACSB
International. The DeLand campus hosts all undergraduate programs in the Lynn Business Center, a
state-of-the-art classroom and computer lab facility. The DeLand campus is also home to all accounting
graduate programs.
The School of Business Administration is well-known for its academically rigorous learning
environment. In small classes and beyond, faculty mentors help students to achieve their academic
and professional goals. All members of the University community share a commitment to social and
ethical responsibility, leadership development, and lifelong learning. The School offers a bachelor of
business administration, a master of accountancy, a master of business administration, and an
executive master of business administration, as well as several distinctive programs including the
Joseph C. Prince Program in Entrepreneurship, the Roland and Sarah George Investments Institute, the
Family Enterprise program, the Centurion Sales Program, and the summer Study Abroad Program in
Innsbruck, Austria. The School sponsors chapters of both Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma.

THE UNIVERSITY:
Founded in 1883, Stetson University ) is a private, selective university comprised of
a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson's faculty works
with nearly 4,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University's
historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 2,500 students in undergraduate
programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of
Music. Stetson University College of Law, Florida's first law school, moved from the main campus to
Gulfport in 1954, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000
students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. Graduate programs offered at the
main campus and at Stetson University Center in Celebration include Business, Accounting,
Elementary Education – Education for Social Justice, Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Creative
Writing. Florida's oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked
among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be
granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and
creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social
responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to
explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas
creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars
nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the
challenges of shaping the future—locally, nationally, and globally.

THE COMMUNITY:
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 32,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and
35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.


SALARY:
Salary is competitive.


STARTING DATE:
August 15, 2024 or as negotiated